Britney Could Not Get a Rise Out of HIMYM Ratings

The reappearance of Britney Spears on "How I Met Your Mother" could not lift the show to the same level as her original appearance in March (10.5 million), but the comedy did break the 9 million mark and help score almost 15% more pairs of eyeballs than its lead-in "The Big Bang Theory."

ABC:
8:00pm Dancing With the Stars (18.27 million)
9:32pm Samantha Who? [season 1 finale] (11.02 million)
10:02pm The Bachelor: London Calling [season finale] (9.19 million)

CBS:
8:00pm The Big Bang Theory (7.88 million)
8:30pm How I Met Your Mother (9.02 million)
9:00pm Two and a Half Men (13.70 million)
9:30pm Rules of Engagement (10.72 million)
10:00pm CSI: Miami (13.66 million)

NBC:
8:00pm American Gladiators [season 2 premiere] (4.92 million)
10:00pm Medium [season 4 finale] (8.57 million)

Fox:
8:00pm Bones (9.42 million)
9:00pm House (14.84 million)

The CW:
8:00pm Gossip Girl (2.64 million)
9:00pm One Tree Hill (2.65 million)

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